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"It's credit not just to the Academy, but to Jurgen Klopp," said the Liverpool legend, who came through the ranks at Anfield and went on to make 737 appearances.

"Liverpool won the FA Youth Cup two years on the bounce in 2006 and 2007 and very few of those players went on to have great Liverpool careers because Rafael Benitez at the time had some problems with Steve Heighway and there was no way they were going to have the chance that Jurgen Klopp has given these lads.

"They have had great exposure and played in big games. They're not all going to come through, of course not, but two or three could become really good squad players at the very least.

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"With the front three getting close to 28, 29, you might get another 18 months at their top performance level, but it won't be another three or four years with this front three and the club has to be ready for that.

"The old Liverpool play was to bring someone in before the players went over the hill. They'd benefit from the kind of attacker who would make people think one of the usual front three aren't being hugely missed when they come in.

"We haven't enough of Takumi Minamino yet, who I think can add something. But I think he'll be more a replacement for Adam Lallana or Xherdan Shaqiri.

"And although there are those younger options, maybe there's a need for a left-back if James Milner isn't going to keep playing there as cover for Andy Robertson at his age."